how to pass the wild well control course

by Zander Hartmann 10 min read

Candidates are allowed between 1.5 and 2.5 hours to complete this exam, depending on the course. Candidates must achieve 70% or above in all sections to pass. Practical Assessment Level 3 and Level 4 also require a Practical Assessment. Candidates must demonstrate the practical and technical skills required to complete the well kill operation.

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What is wild well training?

Wild Well training courses play a critical role in the development of a competent crew. A crew’s ability to respond quickly and successfully to a well control incident saves time, money, and, quite possibly, lives. Wild Well training courses play a critical role in the development of a competent crew.

Why choose wild well?

Wild Well's unique capping system provides a truly comprehensive solution to global deepwater well control incident prevention and response. Wild Well training courses play a critical role in the development of a competent crew.

What is the well control training program?

The training is designed for operators, contractors, and service company personnel to further grasp drilling and well control fundamentals. Learn the Well Control Methods that can be used to remove a kick from the well when shut-in.

Why choose a crew for well control?

A crew’s ability to respond quickly and successfully to a well control incident saves time, money, and, quite possibly, lives. Wild Well's industry-leading well control training offers adult learning methodologies that ensure maximum retention rates.

Drilling Surface Supervisor

The IADC WellSharp® Supervisor level course provides students with the tools for developing practical problem-solving tactics and strategies when confronted with a well control incident; focuses on kick detection, shut-in procedures, calculations, standard well control methods, and completing killsheets.

Drilling Surface Driller

The IADC WellSharp® Driller level course offers basic, fundamental well control knowledge for crew members involved in day-to-day drilling operations including kick detection, well shut-in procedures, calculations, standard well control methods, and barrier equipment.

DRILLING SURFACE & SUBSEA Driller or Supervisor

The IADC WellSharp® level course provides students with the tools for developing practical problem-solving tactics and strategies when confronted with a well control incident for surface and subsea; focuses on kick detection, shut-in procedures, calculations, standard well control methods, and completing killsheets.

OIL & GAS OPERATOR REPRESENTATIVE (OGOR)

Formerly WellCap Workover/Well Servicing, this course is designed for those responsible for oversight, such as well site leaders, company man, etc. This course covers the coil tubing, snubbing, wireline and workover operational processes of well control.

INTRODUCTORY DRILLING OPERATIONS

The WellSharp Introductory course curriculum covers basic skills for floor hands, roustabouts, unit assistants, and other non-technical personnel. The course focuses on crew awareness of well control equipment and procedures, kick warning signs. This course is available at our training center or your location.

Supervisor pro advanced drilling Surface

Supervisor Pro is an Advanced WellSharp Drilling course that features extensive, rigorous training with more challenging simulations that use atypical well control methods and expanded instruction covering accumulators. A minimum of 4 years of oil and gas experience is recommended along with a prior IADC WellSharp Supervisor level certificate.

IN-HOUSE CLASSES

In-house classes allow clients to improve crew competency by incorporating specific well and rig site characteristics into the curriculum. Wild Well can develop customized simulations on a problem or future wells with client-provided wellbore parameters.

How long has Wild Well been around?

Wild Well has been safely preventing and resolving all types of well control events worldwide for 45 years. Wild Well continues the tradition of being a global leader in advanced engineering and well control by offering a range of services to meet the industry's ever-changing needs.

What are the methods used to remove kicks from a well?

These methods include circulating and non-circulating: Driller's Method, Wait & Weight Method, Volumetric Method, and Lubricate & Bleed Method. This short course is included in the full Introduction to Drilling Operations course.

What is the role of casing and cement slurry in drilling?

As part of the overall drilling operation, casing and cement slurry are critical components of well control . This lesson will introduce downhole and cement pumping operations, along with hydrostatic pressure, friction pressure, and bottom-hole pressure (BHP).

Can running pipe into a well cause a kick?

In this short lesson, you will look at how pulling pipe out of the well too fast can induce a kick by negatively impacting bottomhole pressure, and how running pipe into the well too quickly can possibly fracture the formation creating a loss of fluid.

What is wild well training?

Wild Well training courses play a critical role in the development of a competent crew. A crew’s ability to respond quickly and successfully to a well control incident saves time, money, and, quite possibly, lives. E-Learning Courses.

How long has Wild Well been around?

Wild Well has been safely preventing and resolving all types of well control events worldwide for 45 years. Wild Well continues the tradition of being a global leader in advanced engineering and well control by offering a range of services to meet the industry's ever-changing needs.

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